Then take the Streetcar into Downtown (the Streetcar is right outside the tram station)

Visit Powell's City of Books. Powell’s is a must-visit if you’re in Portland. It is the largest bookstore ever. It takes up a whole city block and is four stories.

Head up to Portland City Grill (111 SW 5th Ave), which is located on the 30th floor of the pink building, for happy hour. It offers great views of Portland, and a very nice restaurant and bar. Happy hour is from 4:30-6:30 pm, awesome food deals, drinks are not on sale but they have the best mojitos I’ve ever had (and cool ones like passion fruit mojito, mango mojito, etc).

What you should see depends on what kind of travel you like, but I'll give you some basics.

The heart of downtown Portland lies along the waterfront walk and the few blocks west of it. There you'll find the the best shopping and cool hangouts around Pioneer Place. There's a large square there with street musicians. Walk or bike along the waterfront. Walk the city.

Powell's Books is a local icon and now on tourist maps, but it's a really cool bookstore.

If this is your first trip, you should head to the hills above Portland and see the International Rose Test Garden. They are stunning and provide the best views of Portland and Mount Hood. The Japanese Gardens and zoo are there as well, but the rose gardens are free and gorgeous.

Portland is known for it's "Keep Portland Wierd" slogan, so look for oddities. The Portland Saturday Market was one of my favorite things to do when I lived there. It's artsy and fun.

There are tons of amazing restaurants and micro breweries in the city. If you want to do wine tasting, head to Newberg. There are some really fantastic wineries in that area on beautiful grounds.

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Awesome suggestions, Tiffany! I've been to Portland a few times before, but have never stayed long enough to take in the nature-y part of it. I'll have to make that trip sometime because these sound great!
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